Kevin P. Farrell

Kevin P. Farrell is a partner with Christie Farrell Lee & Bell. Kevin has been practicing since 1974 and has successfully concluded over 3,000 personal injury claims involving serious bodily injury, chemical exposure, burns, and wrongful death.

Kevin has delivered the torts presentation at the annual Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) Indiana Law Update, attended by hundreds of Indiana attorneys, since 2005. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association since 1991.

Achievements

Kevin was listed in Best Lawyers in America (2007 edition) and has also been an Indiana Super Lawyers honoree every year consecutively since 2004. In 2006, Kevin was honored to be selected as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. This organization recognizes outstanding trial lawyers as recommended by judges, and fellow attorneys.

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America,® Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs, 2007-present

• Indiana Super Lawyers Honoree, 2004-present (Honored every year since the award’s inception)

Reported Cases

• Frazier v. Mellowitz, 804 N.E.2d 796 (Ind. App. 2004)

• Baker v. Weather, 714 NE 2d 740 (Ind. App. 1999)

• Frady v. Hedgecock, 497 NE2d 620

• Shaffer v. Ramada, 576 NE2d 1264 580 NE2d 306

• Thompson v. Murat Shrine Club, Inc. 639 N.E.2d 1039

• Mendenhall v. Skinner and Broadbent Co. Inc., 728 N.E.2nd 140Miles v. Christensen, 724 N.E.2d 623

Seminars and Lectures

• “Recent Developments in Tort Law,” Indiana Law Update Seminar (ICLEF), 2000-present

• Bench Bar Conference (IBA) — What Lawyers Expect of Judges (IBA), 2010

• Negligent Entrustment of Guns (Indiana Trial Lawyers), 2010

• Women’s Law Conference (ISBA), 2008

• Radiation Technology Seminar (Society of Nuclear Medicine), 2008

• Solo and Small Firm Practice (ISBA), 2007-2008

• Civil Law Update (ISBA), 2007

• Indiana University School of Law — Indianapolis, 2006-2010 — Guest Lecturer

• Young Lawyers Seminar (Indiana Trial Lawyers), 2004

• Annual Institute Civil Law Update (Indiana Trial Lawyers), 2001-2003

• Indiana Trial Advocacy College, 1998-2006 — Faculty Member

• Practice Skills Summit (ICLEF), 2004

• “Handling Civil Cases, Rookie Law Seminar (ICLEF), 1999-2006

• Trial Tactics (Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana), 2002

• “WE THE JURY…” (Lake County Bar Association) Opening Statement (2000), Voir Dire (2002), Final Argument (2004)

• “Planning Your First Personal Injury Case,” 1999

• “Rookie Law Seminar,” 1999

• “Expert Opinion Testimony,” 1999

• “Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases” (Lorman Education Services), 1998

• “Effectively Handling Tort Cases of any Size” (ICLEF), 1998

• “The Trial of the R.M.S. Titanic (Indiana State Bar Association, Annual Meeting), 1997

• “Trial Strategies” Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 1997

• “How the Masters Try Cases” (ICLE), 1997

• “Practitioner Medical Forum” (ICLE), 1997, Chairman

• “Punitive Damages in Premises Liability” (ICLE), 1997

• “Wrongful Death: Voir Dire to Verdict” (ICLE), 1997

• “Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation” (ICLE), 1996

• “Jury Selection in a Complicated Trial” (Lorman Education Services), 1996

• “Medical Payments” (Indiana Trial Lawyers Institute), 1995

• “Orthopedics for Lawyer” (PESI Seminar), 1993

• “Anatomy of a Lawsuit” (ICLEF), 1993

• “Handling Automobile Negligence Cases” (ICLEF), 1992

• “A Guide to Handling Automobile Cases” (ICLEF), 1991

• “Personal Injury and Workman’s Compensation in Indiana” (Indianapolis Bar Association Seminar), 1991, Chairman

• “Negligent Hiring and Retention of School Teachers” (Indiana School Board Attorney Work-shop), 1988

• “School Violence, The Duty to Protect Staff and Students From Assault and Battery” (Indiana School Board Attorney Workshop), 1989

Community Involvement

• St. Francis & Clare Catholic Church, Lector (2011-present)

• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Greeter (1988-present)

• Archdiocese of IndianapolisNorth Deanery Board of Catholic Education (1988-1996)

• Board of Directors WITT Public Radio

Memberships

• Indianapolis Bar Association

• Indiana State Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• American College of Trial Lawyers, 2006

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Member, Board of Directors

• American Association for Justice.